Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,008, William Goodson, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.S.
Goodson, William
R 10,008
Sprague, Anna
(Former Widow)
{ D.L. Wt. 3157-100-Part Issued Aug. 7, 1789 to Richd. Platt, assignee No papers.
CONTENTS

To Anna Sprague Jemima's mother of William Goodson
R. Soland, July 7. 1838
10,008
233-355

State of Rhode Island City & County of Providence
On this twelfth day of January A.D. 1856, before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for the city aforesaid, personally appeared Anna L. Lipp of the city aforesaid who being duly sworn, according to law on oath says that she is ac- cording to her best knowledge and belief the only surviving heir of William Goodwin late a soldier of the Revolution & of his wife Anna who was at her death the widow of said Goodwin & of Jason Sprague. That her grandfather William Goodwin was born in Philadel- phia, that he came to Rhode Island before or during the war of the Revolution that he served in said war as a soldier in the Continental Army for eight years. She has no paper showing his service but finds his name on the roll of
Capt William Allen Co. in Col Israel Ayles Regiment & on the roll of Col Christopher Greene & Lieut. Col. Jeremiah Olney's Regiment. That he enlisted as she believes for during the war and actually served until its close and was honorably discharged. That after his discharge he resided in Warren R.I. & she believes in Middletown R.I. for a time & then left home to look for employment & died from home some time in 1789. the place she cannot state.
That said William Goodwin was married to Anna Smith Ward at Farmington R.I.

on the 32 day of Oct. 1779, as appears by the annexed original certificate of marriage which this affiant found among the books & papers of said Anna after her death. That said William & Anna had but three children, 1 st Philip W. Goodwin, who was never married and died when about seventeen years of age in the Port of Fredericks. State of Georgia on the 13 th day of January 1804 as this affiant having been so informed by the said Anna who told her she was so informed by Capt. Biggley the master of the vessel in which said Philip sailed. 2 nd John W. Goodwin, the father of this affiant, who married Doreas Martin who said Doreas being now living in said city of Providence said John W. had but three children, one named Philip who died in Newport R. I. about forty years since, as she has been informed when about eighteen months old. one Anna & Goodwin. This affiant is the third Sally Goodwin, who died about thirty six years since when about two years old.
3 rd Sally W. Goodwin, who married Joseph Brown of Newport. That said Sally wife of said Brown died in Newport R. I. on the 9 th day of November 1809. Leaving but one child who was named Joseph who was adopted by Jason Sprague and died on the 15 th day of July 1824. in said city of Providence in the fifteenth year of his age having never been married. That said Joseph husband of said Sally W. Goodwin

was a reasoning man and died away from home about a year after the death of his wife.
That said William Loomis was entitled to Providence under the reserve of the Continental Congress to the believes he never received & which is now entitled to of herby claims.
And the further states that after the death of said William Loomis, said Anna his widow married Jasm Sprague, in Newport R.I. on the 13 th day of July 1804. That said Jasm died in Providence aforesaid on the 15 th day of June 1825. That there were no children born of the marriage of said Jasm & Anna. That after the death of said Jasm, said Anna remained unmarried and his widow until her death which occurred in the home of this declarant in said Providence on the eighteenth day of May 1851.
That said Anna was entitled by the Pension Acts of Congress or some of them to a Pension which she did not make formal application for. That this declarant is her only surviving heir & as such is entitled to receive the amount due on such right to Pension at the date of her death. And she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the same & also the Providence land before referred to, & she hereby authorizes Joseph L. Atman of Providence to act as her Attorney in this

matter of authorities to write & receive all letters in relation to the business & all papers relating thereto & to receive the certificates as fully as she could do where she personally present.
She further states that she is now the wife of Joshua W. Lipp, a resident in said Providence, and is now of the age of thirty nine years. Her father John W. Lipp died in Providence on the 17 th day of February. 1817.
Anna B. Lipp
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year first above written, And I certify that I am not interested in said claims or concerned in the prosecution thereof.
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
PROVIDENCE, SC.
CLERK'S OFFICE, SUPREME COURT, PROVIDENCE, January 19 th A. D., 1856
I, John A. Gardner
Clerk of the SUPREME COURT of said State, within and for the County of Providence:
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That William Goyles is a justice of the Peace for the city of Providence in said County & was at the time of signing the annexed certificate duly appointed and qualified, and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and the acknowledg- ment of deeds and other instruments, and that the signature to the annexed Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN ATTESTATION WHEREOF, I hereunto subscribe my name, and affix the Seal of said Court the day and year above written.
John A. Gardner

matter of authorities to to write & receive all letters in relation to & to inspect all papers relating thereto & to receive the certificates thereof as fully as she could do where she personally present.
She further states that she is now the wife of John John W. Lipp, & resides in said Providence, and is now of the age of thirty nine years. Her father John W. Lipp died in Providence on the 17 th day of February, 1817.
Alma S. Lipp
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year first above written, And I certify that I am not interested in said claim nor concerned in the prosecution thereof.
William Lloyd Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island & S et city & county of Newport ss.
On this sixteenth day of Jany. A.D. 1856, personally came before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for the city aforesaid named Duke Ward of said city, who being duly sworn, according to law on oath says that he is now eighty four years of age, that he is a native of Newport, R.I. & has lived there nearly all his life. That he was the brother of Anna Dinah Ward, who married William Goodwin, a soldier of the Continental Army during the Revolution. That said marriage took place while said Goodwin was in the Army. That he has always been well acquainted with the family of said William & Anna. That he well remembers hearing of the death of their son at sea, or away from home , Philip M. Goodwin about soon after it occurred. That said Philip died as he believes in Frederica Georgia on the 13 th day of Jany 1804. He never was married. That he attended the funeral of Sally M. Goodwin in Newport in the month of December 1809. That her husband Joseph Brown was a sailor & died away from home about a year after his wife's death. That said Sally & Joseph left one son who was adopted by James Sprague & bore the name of Joseph

Anna Sprague & who died in Providence on the 15 th day of July 1824. having been drowned in the river as he was informed at the time of believing. That said Sally M. was the only daughter of William & Anna Providence. That the first child of said William & Anna was named John M. Providence who died in Providence as he was informed of believing about the 17 th day of February 1817. That Anna & Tapp of Providence wife of Joshua M. Tapp is the only living child of said John M. he having had but two other children by his wife Doreas Martin, & they died before they were three years old. That said John M. & Doreas were married in Newport R.I. about the year 1810 or 1811. He knows of the marriage because he was well and intimately acquainted with them, and knew them to live together as man & wife; and never heard it doubted.
That in the year 1804, his sister named Anna Sprague (her husband William Providence having died in 1809. at some place out of this state. now unknown to him) in Newport & lived with him as man & wife until 1825. when he died in Providence on the 15 th day of June, as he was at the time informed of believing. That there was no issue of that marriage, That said Anna Sprague remained a widow from that

time to the day of her death which occurred in Providence on the 18th day of May 1851, as he was at the time informed & believes. That he has read the declaration of Anna L Lipp, for Brimly Land & amens of Pennin & believes the statements therein made to be true. He further states that he has no interest in her claims on the Government of the United States.
Witness Geo: C. Shaw
Marmaduke Ward
Sworn to, subscribed before me this day & year first above written And I certify that the said Marmaduke Ward is well known to me that he is a credible person, & that I am not interested in the claims of said Anna L Lipp nor concerned in their prosecution.
Geo: C. Shaw Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, County of Newport, Is.
On this seventeenth day of January A. D. 1856, personally came before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, Bethsheba Hooggeshall of Portsmouth in said County, who being duly sworn according to law, on oath says that she is now about eighty years of age: That she is a native of said County, and has resided therein, nearly all her lifetime; That she was well acquainted with the family of William Goodson and Anna his wife, and knew their three children, (two sons and one daughter) Philip, Sally and John. That she was informed and fully believes that they were united in marriage during the Revolutionary war about the year 1779 at Barrington R.I. the said William Goodson then being a soldier in the Revolutionary army;
That she well remembers hearing of the death of their son Philip W. Goodson soon after it occurred: That said Philip died, as she believes, in the State of Georgia in the year 1804. and that said Philip was never married.
That she also remembers the death of their daughter Sally W. Goodson in Newport about the year 1809 the said Sally then being the wife of Joseph Brown, a seaman, who died, away from home, a short time after the death of his wife as aforesaid. That said Sally and Joseph Brown left one son, who was afterwards adopted by Jason Sprague and named Joseph Brown Sprague who was drowned at Providence in the year 1824 as she was informed at the time and believes.
That the other child of said William and Anna was named John W. Goodson, who died in Providence as she was informed and believes, about the 17 th of February 1817.
That Anna S. Tripp of Providence, wife of Joshua H. Tripp is the only living child of said John W. Goodson and Dorcas Martin his wife: (They having had but two other children, and they died before they were two years old.)

That said John W. Goodson and Dorcas Martin were married in Newport R.I. about the year 1810 or 1811. She knows of the marriage, because she was fully and intimately acquainted with the family; heard of their marriage at the time, and knew them to live together as man & wife, until his death.
That on or about the year 1824 the aforementioned widow Anna Goodson was married to Jason Sprague (her husband William Goodson having died in 1789, at some place out of this State,) in Newport, and lived together as man and wife until 1825, when he the said Jason Sprague died in Providence as she was at that time informed and believes. That there was no issue of that marriage. That said Anna Sprague remained a widow from that time until her death which occurred in Providence R.I. in May 1851 as she was at that time informed and believes; That she has seen the declaration of Anna S. Tripp for Bounty land and arrears of Pension, and believes the statements therein made, to be true. She further states that she has no interest in this claim on the Government of the United States.
Attest.
Geo: C. Shaw
Bathsheba her  X Coggeshall mark
Subscribed and sworn to, before me, the day and year first above written. And I certify that the said Bathsheba Coggeshall is well known to me, that she is a credible person, and that I am not interested in the claim of said Anna S. Tripp, nor concerned in its prosecution.
Geo: C. Shaw, Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Newport ss.
Clerks Office Supreme Court. January 18. 1856.
I hereby certify that George C. Shaw Esq. is and was at the time of taking the foregoing affidavits of Marmaduke Ward and Bethsheba Coggeshall, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Newport, duly elected, commissioned and qualified to take depositions as aforesaid, and his signatures thereto are genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Newport on the day and year abovenwritten.
John W. Davis, Clerk S. Court

No 15.387 Anna Springer
Widow of Mr. Gordon
L. S.
Le 1 er Mars 1856
Republished
By Mrs. King
July 7, 1898.

J. P. Pitman March 19. 1856,

Finance Office, March 18. 1856.
Sir:
The application of Anna L. Snapp, Grand daughter of Anna Sprague, do. former widow of William Goodson, claimant of pension due to said Anna Sprague, for the services of the said William, has been examined and rejected. There being no law or regulation in existence under which a pension, or annuity of pension, can be paid to grand children. Children only of the parties entitled to pensions at their death are entitled to annuities. But as all of the children of Mrs. Sprague are dead, and there is no class of any character for the government which can be operated for the grand children. The application has been filed with rejected costs under the act of July 7, 1838.
Joseph S. Pitman Esq. Providence R.I.

Providence Feb 18. 1856.
Hon J. Munt
Sir
Some time since I sent the claim of Mrs Anna Lipp for pension due her grandfather William Woodson & her grandmother Anna Sprague and also for the bounty land due said Woodson under the residue of the Continental Congress of 1776.
I have this evening received yours of the 28 th of Jany 1856. stating that the claim has been filed under the Act of March 3. 1855. & is No 233.355.
This is a mistake & I request that the claim may be taken from these files & examined as a claim for Pension & for Resolutinary Bounty Land
I am Sir very Respectfully Your obed t Servant Joseph S. Wetmore Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

233.355

Providence Jan'y 19. 1856
Hon J. Mott Sir
I have the honor to forward herewith the claim of Anna S. Lipp to the Pension due her for nursing Anna Spague widow of William Goodwin a soldier of the Revolution.
to the Bounty Land due said William
I request that the claims may be examined & that the result may be made known to me
I am Sir your Obedient Servant
Joseph S. Atkinson
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

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March 1886
Account rendered to last owner Since receipt of this account from August 1878 to March 1886 of figure of $400.00 - interest of $100.00 March 1886
Joseph L. ... Pasadena R.I.

REJECTED
10,008
P.O. Anna Sprague
Service: former wife of Wm Goodson
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: claims filed too late to be entered on printed
Re-enlisted: list of rejections in 1852
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Goodson, William GRADE Private LINE Rhode Island
WARRANT NUMBER 3157 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 7, 1789 to Richard Platt
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.